Virus Precautions Outlined For Electronics Recycling Event

TOLLAND, CT — The Town of Tolland in cooperation with Take 2, Inc. will be hosting a FREE Residential Electronics Recycling Collection event at Tolland High School located at 1 Eagle Hill. Residents are encouraged to bring their unwanted electronics to the drive up/drive through electronics collection event on Saturday, October 24, 2020 between 8 AM and 12 noon.

Due to current COVID-19 concerns, Take 2 has implemented the following changes in their event procedures for the safety of their staff and residents:

• All Take 2 personnel will wear masks & gloves at all times.
• Our staff is currently unable to retrieve items from the main cabins of vehicles. We ask instead that residents place items for recycling in vehicle trunks or pickup truck beds. It is important that items are in easily accessible areas, separate from the cabin of the vehicle to ensure social distancing while removing.
• Items will be removed and placed on the ground in staging areas by Take 2 staff.
• Items will be packaged & loaded by Take 2, onto trucks.

Accepted materials include, but are not limited to: Computers, Laptops, Printers, Fax Machines, Monitors, Modems, TVs, Stero Equipment, Cameras, Cell Phones/telephones, Tablets/Kindles, IPods, Video Games, VCRS & DVD, Remotes, Keyboards, Scanners, Microwaves and Small Appliances. Unaccepted materials include: smoke detectors, propane tanks, ballasts, paint, household hazardous waste and appliances containing freon, i.e. air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers.
ABOUT TAKE 2 INC.
Take 2 Inc. is a Waterbury based electronics recycler. Take 2 is approved by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as a Covered Electronics Recycler in conjunction with Connecticut’s Electronics Recycling Law, RCSA 22a-638-1. All equipment will be transported by Take 2 to their facility for responsible and secure recycling.

This press release was produced by Take 2, Inc. The views expressed here are the author's own.